Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-13

Special correspondent OF the Journai.
! BAR HARBoR, July IL.
/ Another season with its gaities, its social
brllliancy and its pleasures, is now here IN
| in the full vigor of its opening. The dull
ness, the quietude, the monotony of the cold
and wet springtime is finally broken by the
shrll whistles of steamboats, and locomotives
announcing the arrival of hundreds of people
| from the great cities who have come down
East to recuperate their wearied bodies in the
cool sea breezes and to take a draught of the
pure mountain nectar.
The famous resort by the sea, the scene OF
toilng humanity preparing for the summer
visitor, of SPECTATORS and mechanics by the
score, now puts on lively aspect as the tide
of summer visitors flows Eastward.
The streets which have long been in disor-
derby condition and hubbub, no longer exhib-
it Italion laborers by the roadside and per-
spring Yankees working on the sewer, water
works and electric light poles, but they are
now filled with many beautiful carriages and
high spirited steeds-elegant turn-outs.
Buckboards, cut unders, top buggies, in
fact teams Of all varieties now blockade the
streets and avenues of this fashionable vii
lage. Groups of loosely and rustic clad
youths and fair faced maidens are seen scat
tered here and there along the highway en-
gagged in animated conversation over the ar
rival of friends and parents from their city
homes or commenting upon the beauties of
the place, the new Improvements in the streets,
the newly and elegantly built cottages, tennis
games, the coming yacht regatta and various
other topics of interest to the tourist.
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Desert history is in great demand and squads
of girls and boys are seen promiscuously
scattered among the rocks on the shore or
strolling along the banks of the inner harbor.
The hsrDor also has lost much of its empty
and deserted appearance aud is fast being
filed with yachts and boats of various sizes
and kinds, while even the sides of Green
Mountain is awake with the laundering tread
of the locomotive as 1t @ends Its way
among the clouds to the Tip Top House load
ed with living freight. The lakes, too, are
alive with row boats of pleasure seekers, and
the streams entertain their usual number of
guests. The hotels have all opened their
hospitabl. doors, and are astir with their re-
Gently arrived guests. Crowds are pouring
10 each day, aud a few weeks hence will see
a large number enjoying themselves upon
their spacious verandas. The Rodick House,
Grand Central, Lyman. Belmont, St Sauveur
and. in fact all, have large number OF
guests, many of them distinguished. Not
only are American cities represented at Bar
Harbor this season, but even the countries
across the ocean, like England Russia, Spain
and Sweden have seen fit to send their min
listers here to rustcate for a short time.
The land boom is not booming so badly
now as of late. No important sales have
haa do, In ba fpw Wepks mn
negotiations are still going on between par
ties and it is intimsted that some important
transfers will occur ere long The talk over
real estate has been somewhat subdued by
the arrival of summer visitors. but heavy
work is being put in recently by spectators.
Among the arrivals of last week we notice
Mrs. Gen Casey add daughter of New York;
Hon. Isaac Lawrence, New York; NJ and
Nine. de Reuterskioid, the Swedish Minister;
Rear Admiral Howell, Washington; Hon.
LorendJ Fletcher, formerly of Bangor, now
of Minneapolis; Count Lippe, Weins6eld.
Austrian minister; j. Du Bose the Spanish
minister; DIR. VIM. Tod Helmuth and
daughter, New York; Mrs. j. Chadwick.
Gen. Marvin of Albany is stopping at North
west Harbor. Bishop Nicely of Portland will
stop at the Ocean House, Northwest Harbor,
this season. Mrs. W. II. Vanderbilt and her
son George, VIII be at Bar Haroor curing
August and September
The Eastern Yacht Club which recently
started on its cruise, will be at Bar Harbor
soon.
A. II. Heyar of the British lie Grafton, will
be here this season. He will stop at the St.
Sauveur.
The work about town is nearly completed
and mauy workmen have been discharged.
The new club house is finished and is now
occupied By members of the club. The
grounds about it look finely.
Fair weather reigns at the sesshore.